The Grafton on fashionable Washington thoroughfare
The Grafton is on a premier Washington street near the White House and major departments. The house is new with single and en suite rooms, private baths, and American plan. Rates from 3.00 a day, long distance telephone in every room, appealing to ladies traveling alone.
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Grafton
Washington
White House
State, War, Navy
Treasury Departments
Corcoran Art Gallery
Japiter
A Fishing Game and a Roosevelt Childhood Tale
The Philadelphia Inquirer recounts Theodore Roosevelt’s boyhood voyage with George Cromwell. A playful scene unfolds aboard ship as Theodore devises a “fishing game” on a coil of rope, while his brother pretends to be the fisherman. A Cape May traveler and a sailor's telescope anecdote close the tale with Lord Nelson nostalgia.
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George Cromwell
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Mr. Cromwell
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore
George
Cape May
Philadelphia Times
Chester
Lord Nelson
Nelson
Neotin the Same Clana. Does your cook ever wear your wife's clothes
A humorous exchange cited by the Philadelphia Bulletin, noting that a man’s wife has no clothes for the cook to wear, implying a mismatch or domestic joke about gendered attire. The brief remark underscores playful social commentary on household roles.
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